1,459 patients have enrolled in New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program since July 2007
584 is the total number of ounces of medical cannabis produced since July 2007
This chart shows the sales of medical cannabis by price for the state’s main producer.
As the numbers above show, New Mexico’s Medical Cannabis Program is
up and running when it comes to enrollment. But enrollment doesn’t mean
much if patients can’t get marijuana.
“There is absolutely zero product available,” Larry Love, a registered
patient who runs medicalmarijuanaradio.com, tells SFR. Love says it’s
been that way on and off since last August, when the program’s first
licensed producer, the Santa Fe Institute for Natural Medicine, ran out
of product.
Of the four additional producers approved last fall, DOH numbers show
three have total outputs ranging from 20 to 45 ounces, and one has yet
to produce any.
Love says he uses approximately a quarter of an ounce per month (“I’m
not a heavy user,” he says. “There’s plenty of people using more.”) At
that rate, the second-highest producer could only have accommodated 180
patients a month.
But for the producers, this could be a good gig since demand far
outweighs supply. And according to DOH data, most producers’ sales range
from $300-$400 an ounce. On the street in Santa Fe, a source tells SFR,
that’s the high end: $400 an ounce will get you “the good stuff,”
whereas “schwag” sells for as low as $50 an ounce.
“It’s actually less expensive to go out on the street and buy the
medicine,” Love agrees. But while the quality of black-market marijuana
can vary, Love says he’s been impressed by the quality of New Mexico’s
medical cannabis. When you can get it.
According to DOH Harm Reduction Program Manager Dominick Zurlo, 40
producers are awaiting approval, but the understaffed program is too
swamped with applications to fast-track them.
“The governor, who championed this program, needs to kick [Health
Secretary Alfredo] Vigil in the ass and get him going,” Love says.
Roll that up and smoke it.
I agree with Love.
My son was diagnosed as bi-polar etc... One of his Dr. considered medical pot however the southeastern part of the state of NM are discouraged from prescribing this medication. also had sever migraines along with other physical and mental issues..The dr.s gave him everything BUT what he really needed. Pills upon pills and more pills.. Finally after being a medical fruit salad for 14 yrs My son passed away at the age of 27 in his sleep, he had taken his meds and apparently took one too many. SO please get on the ball and stop this from happening over and over again..I could not afford to buy on the street what my son should have been given as opposed to PILLS!!! Pill pushers are worst than drug dealers, they make you dependent on them..I know I am disabled and know how the system works....They will give you a pill then another pill for the side effects from the first pill..You can get pain medication by the handful but the government won't let you have RX cough suppressant...you can get Viagra but not pot? Something is WRONG with the whole dang system. FIX IT or get off the POT.
well most people don't want to go thorugh the trouble of producing their own wich i think is a bad idea. I thought these new mexico dispensiaies weren't supposed to profit whatsoever only charge for transportation costs. It doesn't cost 300 to 400 to transport marijuana within your state that's ridiculous.